2019 Tribunal Verdicts In Delta: PDP Supremacy And Enduring Songs Of Victory.

By Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq.

The battle for  the soul of Delta State between PDP and APC ended in favour of PDP during the 2019 general elections. It was indeed a superb outing for the party and her governorship candidate, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa.

He was genuinely declared winner after results were sorted out and declared by INEC, the electoral umpire for the country. PDP won 23 out of the 25 local government areas losing Ethiope East and Ughelli North respectively.

Ethiope East is known to be the stronghold of the APC guber candidate, Chief Great Ogboru while Ughelli North left the grip of PDP due largely to the combined political influence of Ogboru and Senator Ovie Omo Agege. Agege hails from Orogun Town in Ughelli North.

PDP and APC are currently ensued in a fierce legal battle at the tribunal. The petitioner, APC, is pleading over voting while PDP is urging the tribunal to ignore the prayers of the petitioner on the grounds that the governorship election results as declared by INEC cannot be faulted by the petitioner.

In 2015, same scenario played out when the APC and its candidate, Olorogun Otega Emerhor on the one hand and Labour Party (LP), her governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru on the other hand; approached the 2015 governorship tribunal to quash the victory of PDP and its candidate, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, on the grounds that PDP won based on over voting and other irregularities.

At the end of the 2015 election legal tussle, PDP and its governorship candidate, Gov Okowa, were victorious, and Chief Great Ogboru and his political family immediately defected to APC with the hope that victory will not elude him in 2019 if he eventually emerged as the party's candidate.

He got the slot and behold the 2019 governorship elections in Delta State, turned out to be Ogboru's greatest political nightmare since 1999. He lost big time to PDP and Gov Okowa. It was a complete show of shame which the APC and Ogboru  are struggling to cope with and the beats goes on at the tribunal.

Political observers are quick to point out that Ogboru monumental failure in 2019 was as a result of his rather awkward political leadership style especially his consistent failure to keep the political temple immediately after general elections, only to reappear few months before party primaries. Things are not done that way, our people are now well informed politically.

Others are not comfortable with Ogboru's low academic background  and at the same time not happy with the crash of his fish business empire while majority of Deltans also frowned at the lorry load of bank debts for which Ogboru and his Fiogreat Limited sank billions of Naira of depositors money. The highly distasteful huge debt profile as put out by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), described Ogboru as a chronic debtor and a bad manager of financial resources.

These facts are in public domain and certainly played against APC and Ogboru during 2019 governorship election as can be seen from their abysmal performance at the polls, losing 23 LGAs to PDP and Gov Okowa.

In the light of the above, it is clear that the tribunal verdict will not be a surprise to Deltans when it  eventually come to light. Even babies in their mothers womb during the 2019 general elections can testify that PDP and Gov Okowa worked very hard in terms of massive campaign, grassroots mobilization coupled with town hall meetings and execution of numerous people oriented projects, job and wealth creation that brought about substantial prosperity in the state.

Very soon, APC and Ogboru will realise that going to the tribunal is not just enough but doing the right things before and during elections. Deltans cannot forget in a hurry how Delta APC was engrossed in pitiable infighting and baseless witch hunting among its leaders before and during the 2019 governorship elections in the state.

Delta APC had two major factions namely; Light of APC Delta and Mainstream APC Delta plus other pockets of factions which produced multiple candidates during 2019 elections. Its obvious that election cannot be won on the basis of senseless internal fractionalization and petty squabbles among leaders.

PDP on the other hand was well organised, strategically coordinated and united before, during and after general elections. Her campaign strategies and massive mobilization of the people accounted for the well deserved landslide victory which saw the reelection of the ROAD MASTER, Gov Okowa.

The much expected 2019 governorship tribunal verdict shall justify this piece, Deltans and the entire PDP family in the State, shall in one loud voice sing the victory song once again.

APC and Ogboru should get ready for 2023 governorship election. Gov Okowa shall be in charge of Delta State, till May 29, 2023.

In God we trust!

Youth Matters: Very Important To Gov Okowa...Ogb. Nwanze Oduah

* As Asaba Elite Youth Awake Felicitate With Him Over His New Appointment

* Touching Lives, Community Development Initiatives Are My Highest Priorities Now...Ogb Nwanze Oduah

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

One of the recently appointed aides to the Delta state governor, recently shared his feelings about how the governor feels about youths affairs.

Ogbueshi Nwanze Oduah, executive assistant to the state governor on youth matters, said the state governor takes issues that concern youths of Delta State very seriously.

He said so, when the executive members of Asaba Elite Youth  Awake paid him an advocacy visit to felicitate with him over his recent appointment.

Ogbueshi Nmadu Onwufuju, leader of the delegation, shared why they came.

We are here to felicitate with you over your recent appointment.

To us, we know your appointment is a well deservered, your stood firm for the electoral victory of the governor, Ogbueshi Onwufuju pointed out.

We will always support and work closely with you and the governor, because your new appointment is a huge blessing to us and other young Deltans.

Your capacity to put smiles in the faces of our youth population is never in doubt, you had done it before and doing it again is in your nature, Ogbueshi Nmadu Onwufuju told the governor's aide.

The youth body urged him to always have them in mind whenever goodies will come from the government and also help them solve some of their organization's crippling challenges.

Responding, Ogbueshi Nwanze Oduah, pointed out that he is personally aware about the immense past contributions of the youth body at curbing violent and criminal tendencies of young cultists in Asaba and Oshimili South LGA in general.

I understand all your challenges, in my personal capacity, I will seek proactive means at solving some of the challenges.

On your behalf too, I will reach out to the governor and local government council chairman, hopefully, I am confident that all your needs and challenges will be attended to, Ogbueshi Oduah assured them.

Responding to the youth bodies plan to host a celebration gala night for his new appointment, the governor's aide, declined the offer but told them his current thematic area of focus.

Now, I am deeply concerned about touching lives, impacting the lives of more youths positively and saving as many as possible from the brinks of hopelessness, unemployment,  suscide, crimes, sickness, jail and  death.

When I look around Asaba and Oshimili South Local Government Area, I see alot of need for community development opportunities.

Mind you the governor can't everything, there are some few things I can do, there are also other small things you and your organization can do and together Asaba like you say will be great again, Ogbueshi Nwanze Oduah emphasized.

Other members of the delegation, who spoke stressed the need for the governor's aide to always advocate for their good at all fora and meetings he attends on youth matters

I assure you that I will take your matters and needs as well as that of other youth bodies who believe and support the Stronger Delta Mantran of the governor to him.

Like I said, earlier, we have a governor with listening ears, who has a wonderful youth development programs, Ogbueshi Oduah assured the youth body.

I will also work with all government agencies and functionaries to see that your organization is recognized and you enjoy the fruits of your labours.

It is my prayers that you maintain the peaceful dispositions and the orderliness that till date had defined who you are, keep it up and assure you, more greatness will become your lot, Ogbueshi Oduah encouraged them.

The youth body also expressed their committment to take active part in the forthcoming Eziugbo festival as well as other remaining parts of Asaba  festival's calendar and sought the governor's aide support, guidiance and directive.

Ogbueshi Nwanze Oduah assured them of his unalloyed support but urged them to go fix their budget for their participation in the festival.

SOURCE:ASABA POST NEWS WIRE (ONLINE

Partner With PTAs, CDUs, Ukah Tells Principals, School Heads

Principals and School Heads in public schools in the state have been charged to partner with the Parents Teachers Association (PTAs) and Community Development Unions (CDUs) to ensure that students settle down quickly for the new academic session.


The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, gave the charge during the continuation of his monitoring of resumption of schools in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas yesterday.


Chief Ukah expressed surprise that on the second day of resumption, there was still low turnout of students in some schools even when it had been announced that there would be a welcome back test for the students on the first week of resumption.


He therefore charged the School Heads and Principals to make sure that the welcome back test is administered to the students which should form part of their continuous assessment and should not be doctored by them.


The commissioner asked the Chief Inspectors of Education (CIEs), Principals and School Heads to device a means they would use in communicating  with the parents of the students through the PTAs and Community Development Unions so that they can employ the services of town criers in their communities to bring to the awareness of the parents while their children should return quickly back to school.


Chief Ukah said his ministry had lined up a lot of programmes for the 2019/2020 academic session which he said would bring about the continuous development of the basic and secondary education sub sector of the state..


The schools visited by the commissioner are Omumu Mixed Secondary School, Omumu Primary School, Ime-Obi Secondary School, Igumbor Otiku Secondary School, Ogbemudien Model Secondary School, Alasi Primary School, Owa Model Secondary School and Owa Model Primary School all in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas.

Sealed School: Parents, Teachers, Pupil Protest LGA Council Boss's Action

....Took An S.O.S Outcry/Protest To Asagba Of Asaba's Palace

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

Just as the Delta State commissioner for education and the state governor, decried the  low turn out of pupils and student upon school resumption and the need to build more schools in the state, the trend in Oshimili South LGA has nose dived in the opposite direction.

Teachers, parents and pupils of Oshimili South Local Government Nursery & Primary School had their desires to commence studies and academic activities dashed, since yesterday.

Without prior information, they met a sealed school premises.

According to a parent who does not want his name published, told our reporter that the sealed school premises was made possible by Hon Uche Osadebe, Council Chairman, Oshimilli South LGA.

Our source told us that the council boss sealed the premises and embark on an abroad trip to Europe with some councilors of the council.

Some parents our reporter encountered sadly recounted that they were told by some council staff that they had being told by the council boss to tell them to take their children to another school as the premises had being permanently sealed off.

Our sources shared what their responses became after the second day of continous sealed premises.

We have no other option than to take our greviances to the royal father of this land, the Asagba of Asaba.

Upon getting to the palace, we were told that the royal father is busy but our visit was rescheduled to hold later today with him by 1:30pm.

The palace's administrative secretary, Ogbueshi P.N. Ndili received the aggreived delegates, our sources told our reporter.

According to our sources, Ogbueshi Ndili dailed all telephone lines of the executive vice chairman of the council but were switched off.

Same was the case when our reporter called the council's executive vice chairman

When Ogbueshi Ndili dialed the council's secretary, our sources hinted us that the secretary attempted various antics at defending the council chairman's action as well as stressing that the school premises had being relocated.

This response, our sources told us gravely angered Ogbueshi Ndili, who asked, who did the council boss consulted and south his approval before taking such action.

He questioned why the teachers and head teacher were not carried along before the school was sealed off and why no alternative provision was made before school resumption.

Our reporters calls to the council secretary's phone number met a poor response as he turned down his calls with the excuse that he is busy and not ready to speak to our reporter.

Some aggrieved parents who appear to be somewhat conversant with happenings in the council stressed that the council boss's action could be a subtle ploy towards selling off the school premises or converting it to his personal estate.

This they vow to resist, should the palace, commissioner of education and state government did nothing to stop the council chairman's action.

We will keep you all posted with the turn of events at the palace today by 1.30pm, when some lesser delegation of the teachers and parents will reconverge at the palace.

Ukah Calls For Early Resumption As Schools Reopen In Delta

The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, has called on parents in the state to ensure that they allow their children resume immediately for the 2019/2020 academic session so that academic activities can kickstart fully.


The commissioner made the call when he monitored the resumption of schools for the 2019/2020 academic session in schools in Asaba yesterday (09/09/2019).


Chief Ukah, who decried the low turnout of students in the schools he visited, urged the students to resume as there would be a welcome back test on Thursday this week which would make up 10 Percent of their continuous assessment for the term.


At Government Model Secondary School, Asaba, the commissioner frowned at the untidy environment of the school and ordered  the Principal of the school to ensure that the school is kept tidy before the end of yesterday.


He warned against illegal collection of unauthorized levies from incoming students while stating that any Principal or School Head caught would be severely punished.


The commissioner also visited Osadenis Mixed Secondary School, Asaba, where he urged  the staff of the school to be committed to their duties at all times as the ministry would no longer tolerate any form of indiscipline among them.


He said as teachers, they should strive to impact positively on the lives of their students which he said would bring about fulfillment in their careers as teachers.


The commissioner charged the  Principal of the school to ensure that he devised means in which he could curb indiscipline in the school.


Other schools visited by the commissioner were Uziogwe Primary School, West End Mixed Secondary School, Zappa Basic Secondary School, Zappa Primary School, Isioma Onyeobi College, and Zappa Mixed Secondary School within the Asaba Capital Territory.


He equally visited two newly established secondary schools located in Oduke community and FSP, Asaba where he said that the schools would start up this week.

OVER 15 KM OF ROAD CONSTRUCTED, SOME ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MORE ROADS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY HRM ENYI FRIDAY ABAJA, THE UKWATA 1 OF UMUKWATA KINGDOM.

By Daniel Ogiriki.

The most popular legacy project of HRM Enyi Friday Abaja is the construction of the 7.8 km entrance road to Umukwata-Unor in Ukwuani LGA of Delta State.

Prior to the construction of this road, Umukwata-Unor is a no entry, no exit Community during the raining season due to the flooding of the road by the Okumeshi River.

The few persons that tries to enter and leave Umukwata-Unor during the raining season goes through untold hardship of wading through the flooded part of the road around the Okumeshi River.

HRM Enyi Friday Abaja, came to the rescue of Umukwata-Unor People by constructing this road with two bridges and standard drainage by the side of the road.

If not for HRM Enyi Friday Abaja, only God knows when the Government would have considered to construct this particular road.

Today People have unlimited access to Umukwata-Unor throughout the year.

Part of the road (about 2 km) was constructed with interlocking stones thereby improving the quality of the road and making the road very expensive.

HRM Enyi Friday Abaja, didn't end with the construction of the entrance road to Umukwata-Unor but went further to construct all the major streets in Umukwata-Unor with Interlocking stones and standard drainage.

The cost of constructing these roads runs into billions of naira and bearing in mind that HRM Enyi Friday Abaja bore this whole cost from his personal money.

This and many other of his philanthropic projects running into billions of naira hay made him a living legend and the greatest philanthropist in Delta State as a whole.

Some of the roads that are currently been constructed by HRM Enyi Friday Abaja include: The Umukwata-Unor/Amai-Umuekum road, the 4km road beside the modern market and mordern Estate been constructed by HRM Enyi Friday Abaja.

This 4km road will link the New Sapele/Agbor road to the Utagba-Uno road, just some few kilometer to the Umukwata-Unor entrance road.

His projects are uncountable and he brings up new projects from time to time.

One of the things that wow us most, is the vision of HRM Enyi Friday Abaja the Ukwata 1 of Umukwata Kingdom.

We will continue to celebrate this great man who has impacted on uncountable lives and continues to affects people's lives positively.

I call him the architect of modern Umukwata Kingdom.

Years to come, he will still be remembered as the man that constructed so many roads in Umukwata Kingdom in particular and Ndokwa Nation in general.

His projects and his good deeds speaks for him, he is indeed a philanthropist per excellence with no rival in giving.

Eat to Live Right

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

I love food, I love whatever I eat, but in the end, I just found out that not all I eat is good and great for my health.

There is a unique village in Isreal, of 4,000 population, this village watch what they eat, and maintain a wonderful lifestyle that had kept them healthy and blessed them with long life.

In the village, they over the years had committed to a lifestyle of:
* No meat
* No dairy products
* No chemical additives
* No salt three days per week
* No sugar 4weeks per year
* No smoking
* No alcohol
* Exercise 3 times a week
* Monthly mandatory massage

Their drinks and food types are sourced 100% from plants, vegetables, roots and herbs.

They also observe some strong spiritual code and they lifestyle is captured as enshrined in Gen 1:29.

They are just wonderful and happy folks, enjoying good health and longitivity.

Please eat today to live right, my people.

Condolence: Asaba Elite Youth Awake Visits Red Cap Chief

....Committs To Work For A Better  Secured Asaba, Fight Ills Of Cultism.

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

An Asaba based Youth Led Body, "Asaba Elite Youth Awake" recently paid a condolence visit to an Asaba Red Cap Chief over the demise of his wife.

At the country home of Obi Nduka Sammy Ogochukwu, the group paid their condolence visit, expressed their shock at the demise of his late wife.

Comrade Sunday Oyana, the group's leader, in his remarks, urged Obi Ogochukwu to find solace in the holy words of God Almighty as enshrined in the holy scriptures.

He also prayed that the good Lord will grant Ogochukwu's family the fortitude to bear this loss as he is confident that the late queen is peacefully resting in the Lord's bossom.

In his response, Obi Ogochukwu thanked the delegation for their concern and love for his family.

He also appreciated the group over their numerious pro-security works, service towards the good of Asaba communities and urged them to always keep the tempo above average as they had done before now.

Our reporter shared some one on one media chat with Comrade Oyana as he unveiled some roles Asaba Elite Youth Awake played in the town and their challenges.

One of the major functions of our organization is to fight against youth led crimes, cultism and related social vices.

We have advocacy programs aimed at helping our Asaba youth to begin re-thinking being their brothers keepers, Comrade Oyana said.

Our committment towards making Asaba great again is an issue, we are not joking with, it drives and oils the wheels of our progressive agenda.

Another goal, we hold dear to our hearts is the committment towards drawing government's attention to the needs of our teeming Asaba youths, he stressed.

The group leader also decried cases where criminally minded cultists, they caught in the acts are released from security outfit's custody without due investigations and prosecution, citing such as a huge challenge to their works.

Another challenge we constantly face is that, there are some persons in this town who do not love peace, they felt threathened by our committment and focus at sweeping Asaba off cultists and make Asaba Youths great again, he emphazized.

You see these elements go about spoiling our good works, castigating our good names, but we do not want to join issues with them, we want to remain focused on our works.

We want lasting peace in Asaba, hence, we want to stay focused, mind our business and reach our goals and objectives, Comrade Oyana said.

The leadership of Asaba Elite Youth Awake used the opportunity of the interview to stress that they want the government to know that they are their partners in progress.

Comrade Oyana also thanked the Delta State governor, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa over his developmental strides within Asaba metropolice, infrastructural development works going on at different parts of the town.

He also urged the state government to carry more Asaba youths along in his government in terms of employment, entreprenurial supports and official appointments.

And prayed the state governor to remember their demands communicated via their last corresspondence with his office as they are ever ready to support his government, make Asaba more secured, fight cultism and related criminal acts.

DTSG Set To Verify Cooperative Society's Certificate

Delta State Ministry of Trade and Investment is set to recertify Cooperative Societies Certificate.

The Commissioner, Hon. Chika Ossai, dropped the hint today in his office when he played host to Delta Cooperative Federation Asaba.

Hon. Chika Ossai, averred that recertification of Cooperative Societies in the State has become imperative due to the fact that some Multipurpose Cooperative Societies have outlived their usefulness and have become docile.  

The official records according to the Commissioner showed that about forty thousand Cooperative Societies was registered by the Ministry, adding that not all of these are functional hence the need for the recertification.

On his part, the President of Delta Cooperative Federation, Mr. Larry Egun Onyeche, said the Visit was aimed first, at congratulating the Hon. Commissioner on his appointment.

While thanking the Commissioner for the audience granted them inspite of the short notice.

Mr. Larry Egun, said they came to familiarize themselves with the Commissioner and advocate for the creation of Bureau for Cooperative which will handle the issues relating to Multipurpose Cooperative Societies in the State. According to Mr. Larry Egun, Delta Cooperative Federation is the mouth-piece of non governmental Cooperative Societies.

Commissioner Chika Ossai, while responding assured the Executive members of the group that appropriate steps would be taken alongside government policy in that direction.

RECRUITMENT INTO THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

PRESS RELEASE


Delta State Police Command wishes to inform the successful candidates in the conducted 2019 Police recruitment examination on Saturday 3rd August, 2019 at the Federal College of Education Technical Asaba permanent site situated along Ibusa express road, that their medical examination for physical fitness and mental stability is scheduled from Wednesday 11th   and Thursday 12thSeptember, 2019 at Magnus Eweka Police Cottage hospital Dennis Osadebey Avenue GRA Benin City.

        The candidates whose name appeared in the published result list are advised to appear in white short and vest; they are also requested to come along to the screening center with the following:

a.)         Candidates online print out forms

b.)        Two passport photographs


DSP ONOME ONOVWAKPOYEYA

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

DELTA STATE COMMAND, ASABA